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40 min · serves 4
Greek Trahana-Style Cracked Wheat Soup
Cracked wheat simmered in stock until it thickens on its own, finished with cheese and a great deal of pepper.
vegetarian
80 min · serves 6
Greek Wheat Berry Salad with Sesame
Whole emmer grains boiled until they burst, then dressed cold with sesame, herbs and pomegranate.
vegetarianvegan
55 min · serves 5
Hungarian-Style Paprika Lentil Stew
Sweet paprika bloomed in fat off the heat, the single step that separates a proper Hungarian stew from a merely reddish one.
vegetarianvegangluten free
25 min · serves 6
Indonesian Gado-Gado Style Sesame Peanut Sauce
A rich peanut and sesame sauce for steamed vegetables, thinned with hot water until it coats rather than clumps.
vegetarianvegangluten free
55 min · serves 5
Indonesian-Style Sambal Lentil Stew
A chilli and shallot paste fried until the oil separates, the same base technique behind most Indonesian sambal dishes, built around lentils here.
vegetarianvegangluten free
55 min · serves 4
Iraqi-Style Lentil and Bread Tashreeb
A lentil stew ladled hot over torn flatbread until it softens and drinks the broth, the way tashreeb is traditionally served.
vegetarianvegan
30 min · serves 4
Irish-Style Daliya Soda Farls
A quick griddle bread cut into quarters, using fine daliya alongside flour for extra texture in the classic Irish farl shape.
vegetarian
45 min · serves 4
Israeli-Style Red Lentil Shakshuka
Red lentils thicken a classic shakshuka sauce so the eggs poach in something closer to stew than watery tomato.
vegetariangluten free
45 min · serves 5
Israeli-Style Toasted Daliya with Vegetables
Daliya toasted in oil until it browns before liquid is added, borrowing the technique that gives Israeli toasted couscous its nutty depth.
vegetarianvegan
60 min · serves 4
Italian Lentil Soup with Broken Pasta
Pasta snapped into short lengths and cooked in the soup itself, so its starch does the thickening.
vegetarianvegan
55 min · serves 20
Italian Sesame Taralli Rings
Small crunchy rings that are boiled briefly before baking, the same two-stage method that gives bagels their chew.
vegetarian
35 min · serves 6
Japanese Goma Dofu Sesame Tofu
No soy in this tofu at all: sesame paste, starch and water, whisked constantly until it sets into a wobbling custard.
vegetarianvegangluten free